diff --git a/sanoid b/sanoid
index 42f319e..ab8607d 100755
--- a/sanoid
+++ b/sanoid
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ sub monitor_snapshots {
 
 		my @types = ('yearly','monthly','daily','hourly','frequently');
 		foreach my $type (@types) {
+			if ($config{$section}{$type} == 0) { next; }
 
 			my $smallerperiod = 0;
 			# we need to set the period length in seconds first